Example sentences of "[vb past] with local [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scotsmen , Englishmen , and Welshmen joined with local fighters like Spider Kelly , Jackie Quinn , and Rinty Monaghan to slug it out for a few pounds . |
| 2 | He seems to have travelled in the Rhineland , and was in Paris in 1241 , when he commemorated the arrival of the relics of the crucifixion , and then in Angers , where he taught and disputed with local poets . |
| 3 | He upset the Tories , who had so vigorously defended his right to the succession , by attacking the Anglican monopoly in worship and education , and then by punishing recalcitrant Anglicans in a specially erected Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes ; he enlarged his standing army , appointing a number of Catholics to prominent positions of command ; and he interfered with local franchises and borough corporations in order to try to secure the election of a Parliament which would be subservient to his wishes . |
| 4 | Beattie went to Ardeene Social Club in Rathcoole after Wilson 's speech and chatted with local residents . |
| 5 | Her marriage broke up in 1985 , leaving her to bring up seven children alone and she worked with local women 's theatre group , Charabanc , on a freelance basis . |
| 6 | We worked with local schools , working at a clinic , doing hut to hut and outreaches in local villages . |
| 7 | It originated between 1838 and 1888 from the Meuse-Rhine-Yssel crossed with local cattle , with some Shorthorn blood in the 1840s . |
| 8 | In the immediate post-war period , the main legal concern lay with local authorities which across the country were coming under Labour control . |
| 9 | Although responsibility for road maintenance lay with local parishes , they rarely carried out this duty with any degree of efficiency , let alone enthusiasm . |
| 10 | The students stayed with local families and visited local schools , companies and the local authorities . |